The day was dominated by the funeral of AC Milan legend Franco Baresi in Milan, which drew massive crowds and former teammates like Maldini, Van Basten, and Baggio. Coverage from early morning through afternoon focused on the emotional ceremony, the six-minute applause, and the fans' tribute, overshadowing other news. The Ceuta migrant crisis continued as a secondary theme, with the EU interior ministers' emergency videocall resulting in calls for enhanced repatriations and Spain demanding Italy revoke its border controls. Italy announced a decree to hire 500 border agents. In the afternoon, the body of Luigi Cavallari, husband of Minister Roccella, was recovered from Lake Vico after weeks of searching. Political developments included a thawing lunch between Conte and Schlein, and the government extended the diesel tax cut until August 25 amid rising fuel prices.